Level 3 games design

unit 78 digital graphics for computer games design 

computer game graphics

Print media graphics

print media graphics is art used to advertise a product for example if a new game is made a graphics designer will be hired to design a fancy and eye catching cover for it or even a poster.

in game graphics

in game graphics are graphics used inside a game like the background such as the walls or the characters the texture of objects inside the game anything you see in the game are in game graphics except for text.

concept art graphics 

 art concept art is a form of illustration used to convey an idea for use in films, video games, animation, comic books, or other media before it is put into the final product. Concept art is developed in many stages where they further develop the image. The main goal of concept art is to convey a visual representation of a design, idea, and/or mood for use in films.

Graphic specification 

client needs

client needs are meeting what the costumer wants in a product the client needs to get their value for money they need to feel like there money has been well spent. For example if a game says sci fi and has no science fiction it is not meeting the client needs.

audience

each game has a target audience a group of people it is aimed at if a game is aimed at young kids it cant have inappropriate or really graphic content. it can be aimed at adults and then the game can have inappropriate content but it must be labelled over 18.

thumbnail sketching

thumbnail sketching is a sketch literally the size of a thumb nail it can be a bit bigger but has to be relatively small.

visual style

to view my work on visual styles search the link below

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composition 

all the things you need to create you're game the characters the background weapons. it is also the size of the game you also have to think about where youre going to put everything in the game.

typography

the way the text appears for example when the game is loading or you're on the menu bar or even the title of the game.

technical considerations

when creating a game there are a lot of technical aspects you need to consider like the size of the file and will it go well with the console or pc it is intended for.